Gujarat Assembly elections | AAP’s promise of ‘Delhi model’ piques curiosity, stokes debate in BJP stronghold

Gujarat Assembly elections | AAP’s promise of ‘Delhi model’ piques curiosity, stokes debate in BJP stronghold

November 20, 2022 11:56 pm | Updated November 21, 2022 10:48 am IST – Rajkot/Surat Aam Aadmi Party National Coordinator and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal participates in a roadshow for upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections, in Rajkot district. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Can the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) entice Gujarat, known for its mercantile … Read more

Monkeypox Outbreak Slows as Feds Promise Action, Outreach

Monkeypox Outbreak Slows as Feds Promise Action, Outreach

Sept. 15, 2022 – The number of Americans newly diagnosed with monkeypox has decreased by about 50% since early August, White House and other federal health officials announced Thursday. Although the overall picture is improving, there are still some areas in the U.S. seeing increasing infection numbers. For this and other reasons, the CDC plans … Read more

Blood Test Shows Promise for Quick Diagnosis of ALS

Blood Test Shows Promise for Quick Diagnosis of ALS

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Patients suspected of having amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) may soon be able to get a diagnosis much more quickly, not wasting the precious time many have left, new research suggests. In 2020, a blood test for ALS based on microRNA (short segments … Read more

New MS Treatment Shows Promise in Trial

New MS Treatment Shows Promise in Trial

By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An experimental antibody therapy for multiple sclerosis can cut symptom flare-ups by half, versus a standard treatment, a new clinical trial has found. The drug, called ublituximab, beat a standard oral medication for MS in reducing patients’ relapses — periods of new or … Read more

Immune-Based Therapy Shows Promise Against Advanced Breast Cancers

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An experimental therapy that harnesses the body’s tumor-fighting immune cells may be effective for some women with advanced breast cancer, early research suggests. The findings come from an ongoing trial at the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI). It is testing a new approach to treating women whose breast … Read more

Injectable Patch Shows Promise for Heart Attack Recovery

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Oct. 18, 2021 — After a heart attack, the damaged area of the heart often becomes scar tissue that can’t receive electrical messages to contract and pump blood to the body. The result is a weakened heart that could get an irregular beat, known as an arrhythmia, or go into failure. Right now, doctors have … Read more

New Tests for Prostate, Colon Cancer Show Promise

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A pair of experimental tests could help doctors detect colon or prostate cancer with just a sample of blood or saliva. One test examines a person’s blood for four biomarkers linked to inflammation. In a small study, it outperformed the fecal blood test … Read more

Covid: Immune therapy from llamas shows promise

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By vaccinating Fifi with a tiny, non-infectious piece of the viral protein, the scientists stimulated her immune system to make the special molecules. The scientists then carefully picked out and purified the most potent nanobodies in a sample of Fifi’s blood; those that matched the viral protein most closely, like the key that best fits … Read more

An ALS Drug Shows Early Promise Against Alzheimer’s

By Robert PreidtHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Could a drug used to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) help people with mild Alzheimer’s disease? The results of a small new study suggest the strategy could work. Riluzole has been used for more than 20 years to slow the progression of ALS, commonly … Read more